FFC Technique
Give feedback that is clear, specific, and actionable by combining Feeling, Fact, and Comparison.
Active Listening Spiral
A framework enhances understanding, empathy, and responsiveness.
SBI Model
Deliver objective feedback by separating situation, behavior, and impact.
Johari Window
Expand self-awareness, uncover blind spots, and strengthen trust through structured feedback.
COIN Model
Deliver clear, non-judgmental feedback by separating facts, impact, and next actions.
GREAT Coaching Model
Emphasis on timing, ensuring actions are strategically aligned with deadlines for effective goal setting.
Radical Candor
Being a great manager without losing your humanity.
DISC Communication Styles Framework
Speak their language, not yours.
Johari Window: Expanding Your Reality
Expand self-awareness, uncover blind spots, and strengthen trust through structured feedback.
Johari Window
Why Self-Awareness Matters
People don’t fully understand themselves or how others see them. Without awareness, communication breaks down and relationships weaken.
If you’re looking to better understand yourself or help others get to know you, the Johari Window is an excellent model to explore.
This framework helps individuals and groups build trust, improve workplace communication, and strengthen self-awareness.
Johari Window is a psychological model developed by psychologists Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in 1955. It's designed to help people understand their relationships with themselves and others.
By exploring these areas, teams can better understand each other and improve communication skills in both professional and personal contexts.
The Four Quadrants of the Johari Window
The model consists of four quadrants, each representing different aspects of an individual's personality and relationships. Effective communication happens when these four areas are integrated.
Open Area (Arena)
This quadrant includes what you know about yourself and what others also know.
It represents the information, behaviors, attitudes, and feelings you openly share with others.
Characteristics: Transparency, authenticity, mutual understanding, effective communication, trust, and shared experiences.
Blind Area (Blind Spot)
Here, others know things about you that you’re unaware of. This could include certain behaviors or traits that are visible to others but not to you.
Feedback is essential for becoming aware of these blind spots.
Characteristics:Opportunities for self-discovery, receiving feedback, addressing blind spots, enhancing self-awareness, and improving communication through feedback from others.
Hidden Area (Facade)
This quadrant includes things you know about yourself but choose not to share with others—such as private thoughts or feelings.
You may keep these hidden due to fear, embarrassment, or personal boundaries.
Characteristics:Privacy, secrecy, selective disclosure, protection of vulnerable aspects, personal boundaries, and maintaining a sense of autonomy or control over private matters.
Unknown Area (Unknown)
This quadrant represents aspects of yourself that neither you nor others are aware of.
It includes untapped potential, undiscovered talents, or repressed memories.
Over time, with self-exploration and feedback, some of these unknowns may move into the open area.